Irving Penn
Six New Guinea Mudmen, 1970
Well, dang.
A new survey conducted by Reppler, an online service that helps "keep your social reputation safe," unveiled new data that shows 47% of Facebook users have profanity on their walls. Scanning 30,000 user profiles, the study found that 80% of users have at least one post or comment from a friend containing swear words.
In terms of the most used phrases, the "F"-bomb and its derivatives lead the charge, with s*** coming in second, and the "B"-word coming in a distant third. Naturally, none of this should come as a surprise, but it raises interesting questions about online identity.
The massive success of LinkedIn's initial public offering would indicate that, yes, there is a need for a space where users can maintain a squeaky-clean professional persona. In fact, one of LinkedIn's primary lures is that it provides an outlet for its users to put their best feet forward while inviting the evaluations of prospective employers.
On the other hand, Facebook's long been a proponent of openness on the web, with recent initiatives indicating that it's looking to scale back its role as cyber police, at least in terms of free speech. But potential and current employers have long used social media to monitor and track employees, with a 2009 study indicating that 45% use Facebook and Twitter to screen job candidates, and that number's likely similar today, if not higher.
And before everyone get's all huffy about online privacy and the business ethics of having their bosses scan their profiles, stop and ask yourself this question first: Wouldn't you do the exact same thing?
Facebook is Full of Profanity.
What up Bitch?
What up Douchbag!?
Via: TechLand
Via: Mashable
Frank Ocean’s “Acura Integurl”
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Album: Nostalgia, ULTRA - Director: Dave Wilson
1. It's the baby of the shuttle family
Endeavour is the youngest member of NASA's space shuttle fleet. The orbiter was built as a replacement for the shuttle Challenger, which was lost --in the 1986 accident that also killed its seven-astronaut crew.
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2. It was named by students
Endeavour is the only shuttle to have been named by children. In 1988, NASA staged a national competition among elementary and secondary school students to hang a name on the new shuttle. The kids were given some guidance -- the name had to be based on a historic oceangoing research or exploration vessel.
3. Endeavour was built on the cheap -- sort of
While Endeavour debuted a fair amount of new gear -- it was the first shuttle to use a drag parachute during landing, for example, and it featured advanced avionics systems -- much of the orbiter was built from spare parts.
These pieces were left over from the construction of the shuttles Discovery and Atlantis. This recycling ethic helped keep Endeavour's construction costs down to $1.7 billion, according to NASA officials.
4. It helped save the Hubble Space Telescope
Shortly after NASA's Hubble Space Telescope launched in 1990, scientists noticed that the instrument's images were a bit blurry. In 1993, Endeavour launched on its STS-61 flight -- the first Hubble servicing mission -- to fix the problem.
In a series of complex operations involving multiple spacewalks, Endeavour's astronaut crew swapped out some of Hubble's optics and other gear. Soon the telescope was seeing the universe in crisp, sharp detail.
the legacy it has today."
5. Endeavour brought the International Space Station into being
The International Space Station can date its birth to Endeavour's STS-88 mission in December 1998. This mission took the first American component of the station -- the Unity node, the passageway that connects the working and living modules -- to space and joined it to the Russian Zarya module, which was already in orbit.
6. It's a change agent
Endeavour's second flight, the STS-47 mission back in 1992, broke new ground sociologically. Its crew featured the first African-American woman to fly in space (Mae Jemison), the shuttle's first Japanese astronaut (Mamoru Mohri) and the first married couple to fly on the same space mission (Mark Lee and Jan Davis).
So Endeavour will have a lot to be proud of when it returns to Earth in May and prepares to head out to sunny California for retirement. NASA awarded the shuttle to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where crowds will be able to see the agency's youngest orbiter up close.
LIZZY
FROM "ME IN MY PLACE"
Check out Lizzy hanging out at her apartment. This is a really great site with great pictures...of pretty ladies lounging at home.
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“A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.”
Tattoo Artist Suing "Hang Over 2"
The federal judge presiding over a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against Warner Bros. by the man who created the distinctive tattoo worn by Ed Helms in The Hangover: Part II has declined to halt the Thursday release of the film.
"We are very gratified by the Court's decision which will allow the highly anticipated film, The Hangover: Part II to be released on schedule this week around the world,” Warners said in a statement. “Plaintiff's failed attempt to enjoin the film in order to try and extract a massive settlement payment from Warner Bros. was highly inappropriate and unwarranted."
S. Victor Whitmill, the tattoo artist who created the original mark for boxer Mike Tyson, who appears in both Hangover films, sued April 28 seeking an injunction and damages for copyright infringement. Warner Bros. executives Dan Fellman and Sue Kroll testified at a hearing Monday that issuing an injunction against the film's release would inflict irreparable harm on the studio, which has spent more than $80 million to market the film.
U.S. District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry. agreed with the studio, denying the injunction but allowing the case to move forward. She did say that Whitmill had a strong likelihood of ultimately succeeding on the merits of the case but that the hardship on the studio and the third-party theater owners who planned to screen the film this weekend would simply be too great.
She also said she was willing to hold an expedited trial on the issue of liability and consider a request for a permanent injunction, which could stop the film's distribution (on DVD, cable and other outlets) at a later date.
In the hearing Monday it was said by a Warner Bros. lawyer that Whitmill asked Warners for a $30 million settlement, but Whitmill lawyers argued to the judge that the $30 million demand came up only after Warners asked for an assessment of what the studio's potential damages exposure might be.
Now, without the leverage of a possible injunction hanging over the studio's head, the tattoo artist is unlikely to be offered a fraction of that to settle the case. But the litigation is still alive and will now proceed as a straight infringement action, with Whitmill required to first show that he has a valid copyright in the image and that the one depicted in Hangover 2 is substantially similar.
Tattoo artist sues Warner Bros, not wanting the film to be released for copyright infringement. But, the court decided to let the film be released as schedued.
Via: Hollywood Reporter
Camera Eyes.
Who else collected YO MTV Raps trading cards?
Word....
Sometimes I forget I'm Cuban, until I hold a machete.
MARILYN LOOKING FAB
AND...A LITTLE MAN DRESSED AS A CLOWN DOING SOMETHING KINDA WEIRD.
Coolest milk glass ever. Reminds me of the milk cartons from 3rd grade.
Hip Milk Glass!
''I think it all comes back to being very selfish as an artist. I mean, I really do just write and record what interests me and I do approach the stage shows in much the same way.''
- DAVID BOWIE
Apparently, Lindsay can't keep her top on in Miami.
The actress suffered another wardrobe malfunction yesterday when a crashing wave removed her bikini top as she cooled off in the Miami surf. And despite clutching her arms across her chest - she could not stop her assets spilling out. The troubled actress - who's currently serving 480 hours community service for stealing a necklace - gasped when she was struck by the wall of water.
On Sunday, the Mean Girls star flashed guests at the Raleigh Hotel when a gust of wind blew her dress open as she stood on the rooftop.
Via: The Sun
